Team Lead, SCM Operations

About the role

This position works Monday-Friday, 6:00a-2:00p with potential for weekends as needed (depending on business need).

The position could involve work between multiple facilities on the Oakland campus.

Enjoy the new Kamin tower’s exciting features, such as The Grove – a four-level area offering amenities such as a spiritual center, educational spaces, and a restaurant – along with beautiful local artwork showcased throughout the hospital.

Join us in operationalizing new workflows and processes for the brand-new addition to Oakland campus!

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily operations of the hospital-based Materials Management department.
• Work autonomously and direct daily work of Supply Specialists.
• Receive incoming materials, supplies and equipment; compare information on packing slip to verify accuracy noting any corrections; record discrepancies or damages in shipment and notify supervisor.
• Unload equipment, inspect, verify, accept or reject supplies and materials from delivery trucks and stage in appropriate area for processing.
• Store and stack items in the prescribed location within Materials Management Department.
• Fill supply requests and deliver those supplies to the requisitioning department.
• Ensure the recipient signs for delivered materials and supplies and return signed delivery sheets for filing as required.
• Accurately enter information of receipts of goods into Peoplesoft system as needed.
• Cook items for shipment by packaging, marking and preparing bills of loading and/or other documents as required.
• Prepare items for return shipment coordinating between the user department and the Southside DC.
• Accurately check stock areas for expired products.
• Properly dispose of expired products and replenish inventory appropriately.
• Rotate inventory in stock locations to minimize exposure to expired products.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of assigned work area.
• Communicate with hospital contacts both on the telephone and in person, and effectively communicate with all age groups, populations, and individuals within the hospital.
• Follow mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could affect the clinical care of any patient.
• Attend annual Hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training and maintain current knowledge of safety procedures within the Hospital and department.
• Develop and foster a strong working relationship between hospital operations and UPMC SCM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management or related field required.
• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Ability to understand and execute verbal instructions.
• Ability to lift medium and heavy weighted supplies, push, bend and walk most of the day is required.
• Ability to safely and properly operate pallet jacks, hand trucks and other material handling equipment.
• Ability to comply with attendance requirements.
• Ability to comply with Personnel policies.